Studio Director Angie Smets Part Ways With Guerrilla Games To Take Up a New Role at PlayStation Studios

One of the most acclaimed PlayStation exclusive franchises, Horizon, revealed that the former co-studio director, Angie Smets, will longer operate under the developing studio Guerrilla Games. The senior director will offer her skills and experience for the projects of PlayStation Studios, as a lead in Development Strategy.

With a public post on Twitter, Angie Smets announced her departure from the company, expressing her gratitude and sharing warm regard to the team who made her years in the company a memorable one. Besides the Tweet, the Guerrilla Games also published an official blog sharing the latest change in management. 

Co-Studio Director leaves Guerrilla Games after 20 years, what will be the future of Horizon now? 

Smets has been with the developing studio for 20 long years. She has been a vital member behind all of Guerrilla’s success over the years. Smets even served as the executive producer for the studio’s biggest hit, the Horizon franchise. She also acted in the same role for the Killzone series. 

“These past two decades at Guerrilla have been an absolute dream. I feel privileged to have worked alongside some of the smartest and coolest people in the industry. I’m so grateful for everything I’ve learned alongside all the other Guerrillas. We have accomplished so much as a team, and I’m incredibly proud of all the games we’ve shipped together,” said Smets, sharing her heartfelt gratitude towards the team. 

While Smets will be moving on to her next great venture with PlayStation as their new Head of Development Strategy, her absence will be very loud in the Guerrilla studios, especially for their Horizon franchise. Being one of the senior-most members of the series’ development team, Smets’ contribution to the game’s development was very vital and it would be a challenge for the studio to find an adequate replacement for her place. 

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In the official blog, Guerrilla Games shared that Joel Eschler and Hella Schmidt will take up the role of directing the studio for the upcoming installments in the Horizon series alongside another “online game” that is yet to be named. 

Recently, Horizon Forbidden West released their latest DLC, called Burning Shores. It took Aloy to a brand new adventure in the mythical sci-fi world of Horizon, introducing brand new characters and expanding the story left by the base game. 

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